Jots

What is Jots?

Jots is a journaling application specifically designed for developers, aiming to help them improve their skills, become faster, and unlock the benefits of daily journaling. It serves as a 'rubber duck' for debugging thoughts with AI assistance, a tool for tracking thought processes for pull requests, a log for debugging steps, a means to measure growth and achievements, and a centralized place to save learnings and organize ideas, errors, solutions, and insights. It helps developers organize their thoughts, tag important notes, keep side projects on track, and showcase achievements for career advancement.

How to use Jots

Users can join the beta phase for exclusive free access to all features, feedback loops, and community by signing up on the website. The platform is free, healthy, and open source, encouraging developers to start a new journaling habit.

Jots's core features

AI-powered thought processing and debugging assistance

Tracking thought processes for pull request backstories

Logging debugging steps for future reference

Measuring progress and tracking achievements

Saving learnings and solutions in one place

Developer-friendly space for dumping ideas, errors, and insights

Organizing thoughts and tagging important notes

Supporting career advancement by showcasing achievements

Use cases of Jots

Debugging complex code by talking through thoughts with AI

Providing context and rationale for code refactors in pull requests

Creating a personal cheat sheet for frequently encountered technical issues

Monitoring personal skill development and identifying areas of growth

Building a knowledge base of solutions to avoid repeatedly searching for answers

Organizing and managing multiple development ideas and side projects

Preparing for performance reviews or job interviews by documenting accomplishments